Latest injury forces AFL champion into shock retirement

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West Coast champion Nic Naitanui has announced his retirement. 7AFL 7NEWS

Despite dealing with multiple injuries, including two knee reconstructions, Naitanui was a three-time All-Australian and two-time best and fairest.Credit:In 2022, he signed a two-year contract extension until the end of 2024, but his latest injury cast a massive doubt over his ability to ever return to the field.

“You never want this day to come, but it always does and I’m content in the knowledge that I have given it everything.

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